I stayed out of the conversation for two reasons... I'm all new-like and I didn't want to say anything that'd make Hex regret his decision (thanks for the great forum!).

I've been a member of a few motorcycle boards that got bought up (in a very similar fashion - 5 or more at a time) and those boards were ruined within a year. Same story on those boards "I'm an avid motorcyclist", "This is my passion", etc. I'm sorry this didn't work out for you financially, but I'm glad the countdown to destruction has been stopped.